The Journal of Ruth Ann Broas: Volume I

By L Broas Mann

Follow Ruth Ann Just, a young Irish immigrant, on a devastating voyage to America in the hold of a tramp steamer. Walk the hospital wards with her as she recovers from a serious injury and feels a growing desire to become a doctor. Realize her frustration at being told that such a career is impossible because women are "not capable" of that high calling.Join her family's dangerous journey into the untamed wilderness of 1800's Michigan. Witness their efforts to establish a homestead despite the deadly ague virus and the irrational hatred of two brothers trying to destroy them.Experience her gratification at the many opportunities to treat sick and injured settlers in a place where doctors are a rarity.Share her joy at meeting young Levi Broas, the son of another pioneer family, and feel the intensity of their mutual attraction.Enjoy this historical/fiction story of ambition, danger and deep love about some of the people who built this great state.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1688951989
• ISBN13: 9781688951983
• Release Date: September 2020
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 194 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"